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Ministry of Power
NTPC starts India’s first green hydrogen blending operation in PNG network
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- The set-up is geared up to supply H2-NG  to households of Kawas township at Adityanagar, Surat
- The project would bring India at the centre stage of the global hydrogen economy
- India would not only reduce its hydrocarbon import bill significantly but can also bring forex ashore by being a green hydrogen and green chemicals exporter to the world.
Kawas HoP Ram Prasad starting the green hydrogen injection into PNG network of NTPC Kawas Township
NTPC Kawas Green H2 Blending project having electrolyser, hydrogen storage and blending skid
NTPC Ltd commissions India's first green hydrogen blending project. The green hydrogen blending has been started in the piped natural gas  network of NTPC Kawas township, Surat. The project is a joint effort of NTPC and Gujarat Gas Limited .
The first molecule of green hydrogen from the project was set in motion by Shri P Ram Prasad, head of project, Kawas in presence of other senior executives of NTPC Kawas and GGL.
After the start of blending operation, NTPC Kawas held awareness workshops for township residents with help of GGL officials.
NTPC and GGL have worked relentlessly towards achieving this milestone in record time after the foundation stone laying by the Hon'ble Prime Minister of India on 30th July 2022. This set-up is geared up to supply H2-NG  to households of Kawas township at Adityanagar, Surat. Green hydrogen in Kawas is made by electrolysis of water using power from already installed 1 MW floating solar project.
Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board , the regulatory body has given approval for 5% vol./vol. blending of green hydrogen with PNG to start with and the blending level would be scaled phase wise to reach 20%. Green hydrogen when blended with natural gas reduces CO2 emissions keeping net heating content same.
This feat is achieved only by few select countries like UK, Germany, and Australia etc. This would bring India at the centre stage of the global hydrogen economy. India would not only reduce its hydrocarbon import bill significantly but can also bring forex ashore by being a green hydrogen and green chemicals exporter to the world.
Ministry of Jal Shakti
Drying UP of Water Bodies
National Mission for Clean Ganga, under this Ministry, has assigned the task for ‘Census Survey of Water Bodies in Ganga Basin’ to Quality Council of India  in 2020. The purpose of the study is to do mapping of all the water bodies in 31 Ganga districts  of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Jharkhand & West Bengal, for improvement/ rejuvenation of water bodies which are either dried up or working at less than full efficiency.
The study would bring out the status of water bodies in the above referred regions of the country.
Works related to enumeration of water bodies, their protection and improvement of their water level, comes under the purview of State Government concerned. However, formal as well as informal advisory in this regard is being issued by this Ministry to the various State Governments on different occasions. Further, this Ministry also supplements the efforts of the State Governments in this regard, as per details below.
- This Ministry undertakes minor irrigation census from time to time, which also captures information pertaining to water bodies in the country. As per the latest census, being 5th minor irrigation census with reference year 2013-14, there are 5,16,303 water bodies in the rural areas of the country which are being used for minor irrigation. Out of these, 53,396 water bodies are not in use for various reasons such as non-availability of water, siltation, salinity, etc.
- Central assistance for restoration of water bodies is provided by this Ministry under the scheme
“Repair, Renovation and Restoration  of Water Bodies”, which is a component of Pradhan
Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana – Har Khet Ko Pani . The scheme aims at restoring the lost irrigation potential by improvement and restoration of existing water bodies.
This information was given by the Minister of state for Jal Shakti & Food Processing Industries, Shri Prahlad Singh Patel in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
Annexure-
Ministry of Power
Union Power Minister lays foundation stone for REC CSR projects worth ₹24.38 Crore in Muzaffarpur , Bihar
100 bedded waiting hall for the attendant of patients, multipurpose hall and incubation center to be constructed at Sadar Hospital
50 nos. of Anganwadi Centers  to be renovated
200 bedded rest room  for patient’s attendants to be constructed in Sri Krishna Medical College & Hospital, Muzaffarpur
Shri. R. K. Singh, the Minister of State  for Power & New and Renewable Energy today laid foundation stone for the CSR projects to be undertaken by REC Ltd.  worth ₹24.38 Crore, in Muzaffarpur , Bihar, through video conferencing on 19th September 2020. The projects include following interventions:
- Construction of 100 bedded waiting hall for the attendant of patients, multipurpose hall and incubation center at Sadar Hospital and procurement & installation of 25 nos. of incubators at District Hospital and PHCs.
- Renovation 50 nos. of Anganwadi Centers  and providing containers for storing food grains, LPG gas connection & setting up of Antenatal care corners in 1125 nos. AWCs.
- Construction of 200 bedded rest room  for patient’s attendants in Sri Krishna Medical College & Hospital, Muzaffarpur.
The objective of the project is to improve and provide better health services to the people residing in and around the aspirational district Muzaffarpur, Bihar. Shri S. K. Gupta, CMD, REC Ltd. Shri Ajoy Choudhury, Director , REC Ltd., Shri R. Lakshmanan, IAS, ED, REC Ltd. shared their thoughts on the occasion. Dr. Chandre Shekhar Singh, District Magistrate, Muzaffarpur and other district officials from the district were present to grace the occasion. The event was also graced by Shri Suresh Kumar Sharma, Hon’ble Minister of Urban Development and Housing Department, Government of Bihar, Smt. Indra Devi District Council President, Shri. Dinesh Prasad Singh, Councilor.
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Ministry of Law and Justice
Access to justice for the poor
The Government has undertaken several measures to make available affordable, quality and speedy justice to the common man. The Legal Services Authorities  Act, 1987 provides free and competent legal services to the weaker sections of the society including beneficiaries covered under Section 12 of the Act to ensure that opportunities for securing justice are not denied to any citizen by reason of economic or other disabilities, and to organize Lok Adalats to secure that the operation of the legal system promotes justice on a basis of equal opportunities. The Government has not received any representation in this regard.
For this purpose, the legal services institutions have been set up from the Taluk Court levels to the Supreme Court. During the period from April, 2021 to November, 2021, 60.17 lakhs persons have been provided with free legal services and 132.37 lakhs cases  have been settled through Lok Adalats. Legal Aid Clinics have also been set up in jails, observation homes, juvenile justice boards which are manned by panel lawyers and para legal volunteers of legal services authorities. Further, to enable equitable access to justice, National Legal Services Authorities  has also launched Legal Services Mobile App on Android and iOS Version to enable easy access to legal aid to common citizens.
The Government has launched two important legal empowerment initiatives which includes Nyaya Bandhu  programme to link the persons eligible to avail free legal aid under Section 12 of LSA Act, 1987 with the pro-bono lawyers. 3840 pro bono advocates have been registered under the programme and 1440 cases have been registered by the beneficiaries. The other initiative is the Tele-law: Reaching the Unreached, being run by the Government which provides legal advice to public including persons entitled for free legal aid under Section 12 of LSA Act, 1987, at pre-litigation stage by the Panel Lawyers through the Common Service Centers  at the Panchayats. Tele-law has served more than 13.7 lakh beneficiaries till date.
This information was given by Shri Kiren Rijiju Union Minister of Law and Justice, in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Railways
Socio-Economic Activities
Indian Railways, besides running trains/special trains on existing Railway system, is undertaking various infrastructure projects including new lines, gauge conversion, doubling, electrification, bridges, etc. which provide direct and indirect benefits to both the rural and urban communities. Railways is also expediting execution of Railway infrastructure works in identified districts under Garib Kalyan Rojgar Yojna to give impetus to socio-economic activities in rural and urban areas. Indian Railways has also identified number of works under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act  scheme for execution by state Government/ local authority which provide direct and indirect benefits to rural communities.
For skill development, Indian Railways is already providing training to Act Apprentices under Apprentice Act, 1961.
This information was given by the Minister of Railways and Commerce & Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
Prime Minister's Office
PM condoles the demise of Shri Shankha Ghosh.
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has condoled the demise of the prominent literary personality, Shri Shankha Ghosh.
Shri Modi tweeted "Shri Shankha Ghosh will be remembered for his contributions to Bengali and Indian literature. His works were widely read and admired. Saddened by his demise. Condolences to his family and friends. Om Shanti."
Ministry of Power
SJVN signs MoU with Ministry of Power, Govt. of India detailing targets for year 2020-21
The central PSU aims to achieve 9680 Million Units of electricity generation during the yearunder ‘Excellent’ category
CAPEX target of Rs.2880 Crores and Turnover target of Rs. 2800 Crores under ‘Excellent’ category are also part of MOU
SJVN Limited signed a Memorandum of Understanding  with Govt. of India for the year 2020-21 today. The MOU was signed between Shri S.N. Sahai, Secretary , Government of India and Shri NandLal Sharma, Chairman & Managing Director, SJVN. The MoU was signed through Video Conferencing.
As per the targets set in MOU, SJVN shall strive to achieve 9680 Million Units of electricity generation during the year under ‘Excellent’ category. Further, SJVN will have Capital Expenditure  target of Rs.2880 Crores and Turnover target of Rs. 2800 Crores under ‘Excellent’ category along with other targets related to operational efficiency and Project monitoring.
Smt. GeetaKapur, Director , Sh. S.P. Bansal , Director, Sh. A.K. Singh, Director , and Sh. Sushil Sharma Director , along with other senior officers from SJVN attended the MoU signing.
During the conference Sh. NandLal Sharma apprised Secretary  that with an installed capacity of 2016 MW, SJVN has already paid a dividend of Rs. 864.56 crores to its shareholders for FY 2019-20 against Rs. 844.91 crores paid during previous financial year. He further told that SJVN has bagged two solar projects viz 100 MW Dholera Solar Power Project & 100 MW Raghanesda Solar Power Project at tariffs of Rs. 2.80 /Unit. And Rs. 2.73 per unit respectively from Gujarat Urja Nigam Limited .
Sh. NandLal Sharma also informed that SJVN is implementing Thirteen  Hydro Projects in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Nepal & Bhutan. In addition to this SJVN is also implementing 1320 MW Buxar Thermal Power Project in Bihar. He further said that SJVN is pursuing Power Projects in India and in neighbouring countries & SJVN is also in talks with Government of Nepal and Government of Arunachal Pradesh to tap hydro potential in their territories.
While reiterating his belief in Team SJVN, Sh. Sharma said that SJVN is vigorously marching forward for achieving installed capacity of 5000 MW by 2023, 12000 MW by 2030 and 25000 MW by year 2040.
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Election Commission
14 out of 28 Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka will go for voting tomorrow in the Second phase on the 18th April 2019
The State of Karnataka will go to the polls tomorrow on 18th April 2019 in Phase 02 of the General Elections. Out of total 28, only14 Parliamentary constituencies in the state are scheduled to go to polls in a second phase. The state has two-phase polling. The State has a total electorate of 2,63,38,277 in this phase out of which 1,33,52,234 are male electors, 1,29,83,284 are female electors and 2,759 belong to third gender category. There are 30,410 polling stations set up in the state in this phase.
In this phase there are a total of 241 candidates  in the fray.
Party-wise break-up of contesting candidates for the forthcoming polls in Karnataka.
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No. of Parliamentary Constituencies
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This phase – Phase II
14
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Total
28
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Contesting Party details:
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Party
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No. of Contesting Candidates
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BJP
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13
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INC
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10
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JDS
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4
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BSP
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14
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CPI
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1
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CPI
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1
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Others
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65
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Independents
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133
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Total :
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Women candidates :
17
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No. of candidates
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241
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241
The seats won by the political parties which participated in the General Elections in 2014 and their vote shares in the state of Karnataka are given below:
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No. of Parliamentary Constituencies
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Total 28
SC: 05
ST:02
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Contested Party
details:
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Main Parties
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Seats won in 2014
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Percentage of votes polled in 2014
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BJP
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17
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43.83%
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INC
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09
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41.27%
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JDS
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02
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11.73%
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Others
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--
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3.17%
Seats won by parties in SC constituencies in General Election 2014
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S.No.
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Constituency
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Category
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Winner
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Social Category
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Party
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1
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Bijapur
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SC
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Ramesh Jigajinagi
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SC
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BJP
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2
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Chamarajanagar
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SC
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R.Dhruvanarayana
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SC
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INC
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3
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Chitradurga
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SC
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B.N.Chandrappa
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SC
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INC
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4
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Gulbarga
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SC
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MallikarjunKharge
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SC
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INC
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5
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Kolar
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SC
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K.H.Muniyappa
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SC
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INC
Seats won by parties in ST constituencies in General Election 2014
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S.No.
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Constituency
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Category
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Winner
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Social Category
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Party
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1
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Bellary
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ST
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B.Sreeramula
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ST
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BJP
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2
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Raichur
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ST
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B.V.Nayak
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ST
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INC
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Interesting titbits :
Karnataka saw close contests in as many as 4 Lok Sabha seats in General Elections 2014, where the winning margin was less than 10,000 votes – Raichur, Chikkodi, Mandya, and Chikkballapur
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Air Quality Shows Slight Improvement, Dr. Harsh Vardhan Directs Agencies to Contain Dust, Check Garbage Burning
Dusty Conditions Likely Over the Next Two Days
Air quality of Delhi and NCR, which worsened on June 12-13, 2018, due to the incoming dust from Rajasthan, has shown a slight improvement today, with PM10 declining to 759 µg/m3 at 4.00 p.m from a peak of 823 µg/m3 at 5.00 p.m.yesterday.
In view of the seriousness of the situation, Union Minister of Environment, Forests & Climate Change, Dr. Harsh Vardhan has directed concerned agencies to be on maximum alert and to ensure all necessary measures to contain sources of dust and to check garbage burning. He also appealed to the people to avoid unnecessary exposure, given the prevailing situation.
Consequently, the Task Force under the Graded Response Action Plan  met in CPCB and recommended that construction activity-related enforcement measures under the Graded Response Action Plan be brought into operation immediately. The Task Force also held a meeting with the construction agencies, municipal corporations and local bodies in the neighbouring cities of Delhi to ensure effective action on the ground.
According to India Meteorological Department , dusty conditions in Delhi and NCR are likely to continue over the next two days. .
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Prime Minister's Office
PM to launch ‘Jal Shakti Abhiyan:Catch the Rain’ campaign on 22nd March
Historic MoA for Ken Betwa Link Project to be signed
Gram Sabhas to take ‘Jal Shapath’ for water conservation
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will launch the ‘Jal Shakti Abhiyan:Catch the Rain’ campaign on World Water Day i.e. on 22nd March 2021 at 12:30 PM via video conferencing. In the presence of the Prime Minister, the signing of historic Memorandum of Agreement between the Union Minister of Jal Shakti and the Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh to implement the Ken Betwa Link Project, the first project of the National Perspective Plan for interlinking of rivers, will also take place.
About ‘Jal Shakti Abhiyan:Catch the Rain’
The Campaign will be undertaken across the country, in both rural and urban areas, with the theme “catch the rain, where it falls, when it falls”. It will be implemented from 22nd March 2021 to 30th November, 2021 - the pre-monsoon and monsoon period in the country. It will be launched as a Jan Andolan to take water conservation at grass-root level through people’s participation. It is intended to nudge all stakeholders to create rainwater harvesting structures suitable to the climatic conditions and subsoil strata, to ensure proper storage of rainwater.
After the event, Gram Sabhas will be held in all Gram Panchayats of each district  to discuss issues related to water and water conservation. Gram Sabhas will also take ‘Jal Shapath’ for water conservation.
About MoA for Ken Betwa Link Project
The agreement heralds the beginning of inter- state cooperation to implement the vision of Former Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee to carry water from areas that have surplus water to drought prone and water deficit areas, through the interlinking of rivers. This project involves transfer of water from the Ken to the Betwa River through the construction of Daudhan Dam and a canal linking the two rivers, the Lower Orr Project, Kotha Barrage and Bina Complex Multipurpose Project. It will provide annual irrigation of 10.62 lakh ha, drinking water supply to about 62 lakh people and also generate 103 MW of hydropower.
The Project will be of immense benefit to the water starved region of Bundelkhand, especially to the districts of Panna, Tikamgarh, Chhatarpur, Sagar, Damoh, Datia, Vidisha, Shivpuri and Raisen of Madhya Pradesh and Banda, Mahoba, Jhansi and Lalitpur of Uttar Pradesh. It will pave the way for more interlinking of river projects to ensure that scarcity of water does not become an inhibitor for development in the country.
Prime Minister's Office
Prime Minister's meeting with President of Estonia on sidelines of UNGA 74
Prime Minister met President of the Republic of Estonia, H.E. Ms Kersti Kaljulaid on the sidelines of UNGA 74. Both the leaders had a detailed discussions on a broad spectrum of bilateral relations pursuant to the fruitful visit of Vice President of India to Estonia in August 2019.
Both leaders discussed steps to deepen bilateral cooperation in the domain of e-Governance, Cyber security and Innovation. Prime Minister further thanked Estonia for its support to India’s candidature for UNSC non-permanent seat for 2021-2022. The meeting provided an opportunity to brief Estonia and to seek their views on enhanced opportunities for bilateral cooperation, thus further strengthening our existing friendly ties.
Ministry of Women and Child Development
Hostels for Working Women
Since the inception of the Scheme, 958 hostels have been sanctioned so far. State wise details of the number of hostels for working women in the country is given below:
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S.No.
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State/UTs
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Total No. Of Hostels Sanctioned
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1
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Andhra Pradesh
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41
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2
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Arunachal Pradesh
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14
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3
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Assam
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17
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4
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Bihar
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6
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5
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Chhattisgarh
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10
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6
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Goa
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2
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7
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Gujarat
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27
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|
8
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Haryana
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|
20
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|
9
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Himachal Pradesh
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16
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|
10
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Jammu & Kashmir
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|
5
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11
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Jharkhand
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|
2
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|
12
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Karnataka
|
|
62
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|
13
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|
Kerala
|
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156
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|
14
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Madhya Pradesh
|
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62
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|
15
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Maharashtra
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138
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|
16
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Meghalaya
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4
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|
17
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Mizoram
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|
5
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|
18
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Manipur
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28
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|
19
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Nagaland
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|
24
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20
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Orissa
|
|
28
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|
21
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|
Punjab
|
|
14
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|
22
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Rajasthan
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|
39
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|
23
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Sikkim
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|
2
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|
24
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Tamilnadu
|
|
94
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|
25
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Telangana
|
|
27
|
|
26
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Tripura
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|
1
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|
27
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|
Uttrakhand
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|
6
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|
28
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UP
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|
38
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|
29
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West Bengal
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|
39
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|
30
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Chandigarh
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7
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31
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Delhi
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20
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32
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Pondicherry
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4
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Total
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958
It is the responsibility of the Implementing Agencies to create awareness about the facility among working women. Further, the Guidelines of the Scheme are available on the Ministry’s website.
Seeking proposals from the State Govt./UTs and their approval by the Ministry is a continuous process.
Financial assistance is provided to the States/UTs including Uttar Pradesh for the construction of hostels for working women. Details of funds provided during last three years State-wise is as under:
Amount- in Rs. Crore
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Sl. No.
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Year
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2016-17
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2017-18
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2018-19
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01.
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Andhra Pradesh
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2.48
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---
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4.77
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02.
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Arunachal Pradesh
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1.93
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1.93
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1.17
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03.
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Assam
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---
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0.088
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0.07
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04.
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Gujarat
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---
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1.84
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---
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05.
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Himachal Pradesh
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---
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2.66
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---
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06.
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Karnataka
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---
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9.74
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---
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07.
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Kerala
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9.32
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|
---
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2.53
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08.
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Maharashtra
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3.48
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0.07
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1.61
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09.
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Madhya Pradesh
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---
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---
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2.44
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10.
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Manipur
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1.50
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4.62
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9.16
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11.
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Nagaland
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4.42
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6.01
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4.19
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12.
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Telangana
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---
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---
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2.69
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13
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Mizoram
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---
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---
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1.71
This information was given by the Minister of Women and Child Development, SmritiZubinIrani, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Defence
Group Captain Sushanta Biswas VSM takes over the Command of Air Force Station Thane
Group Captain Sushanta Biswas VSM took over as Station Commander of
Air Force station Thane yesterday on 09 May 2022. He assumed the responsibility in a befitting military ceremony conducted at AF Station Thane. He succeeds Group Captain Shekhar Sharma.
Group Captain Sushanta Biswas is an alumnus of College of Air Warfare. He has vast experience on Aircraft Navigation and Missile Systems. He has held key appointments at various Air Force establishments and prior to taking over the command of Air Force Station Thane, the officer was holding the appointment of Command Air Defence Officer , Head Quarter South Western Air Command. The officer is a recipient of Vishisht Seva Medal.